Lyck
E784458
Lyck is the former German name of the town now known as Ełk, located in northeastern Poland in the historical region of Masuria.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former German name
ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Kreis Lyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 53.83°N 22.36°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentNameScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| currentOfficialLanguageInLocation | Polish ⓘ |
| currentPopulationOfLocationApprox | about 60,000 (Ełk, early 21st century) ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Ełk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnoLinguisticHeritage |
German population
ⓘ
Masurian population ⓘ Polish population ⓘ |
| historicalAdministrativeRole | seat of district authorities of Kreis Lyck ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfAdministration | German ⓘ |
| historicalNameScript | Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Masuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalState1918to1945 | Free State of Prussia within Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStateBefore1918 | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTransportRole | regional transport hub in Masuria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Prussia (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masuria NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Poland (modern location of Ełk) ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Masurian lakes basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ełk Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ełk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearHistoricalBorder | border of East Prussia and Congress Poland ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Lake Ełk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1945AdministrativeChange | transferred from Germany to Poland ⓘ |
| post1945PopulationChange |
expulsion of most German inhabitants
ⓘ
resettlement by Poles and others ⓘ |
| postWorldWarIICountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWorldWarIINameChange | Ełk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCounty | Ełk County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayGmina | Gmina Ełk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayVoivodeship | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayJunction | Masurian railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ełk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Masurian Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezoneDSTPresentDayLocation | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezonePresentDayLocation | Central European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBefore | 1945 ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | German ⓘ |
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